There Is No Suffering A Commentary on the Heart Sutra

Name: There Is No Suffering A Commentary on the Heart Sutra
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ISBN: 9781556433856

ISBN-10: 1556433859

ISBN-13: 9781556433856

Edition: 2001

Authors: Chan Master Sheng Yen

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TheHeart Sutra, just over a page long, distills the teachings of the Buddha to their purest essence. Perhaps the best known of all Buddhist sutras, it is recited in Buddhist centers and monasteries around the world. Emphasizing a living wisdom directly experienced, the schools of Chan have revered theHeart Sutrafor its concise expression of the core revelations of the Buddha. There Is No Sufferingis Chan Master Sheng-yen's commentary on theHeart Sutra. He speaks on the sutra from the Chan point of view, and presents it as a series of contemplation methods, encouraging readers to experience it directly through meditation and daily life. In this way, reading theHeart Sutrabecomes more than…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 1/7/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.23" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Master Sheng Yen was appointed one of the chairs of the World Council of Religious Leaders in 2002. His Dharma Drum Buddhist Association has 21 centers throughout North America. He lives in Elmhurst, NY. Otto Chang, Ph.D. lives in Los Angeles, CA, and Singapore. Douglas Gildowlives in Boston, MA.



Prologue


The Heart Sutra


Commentary on the Heart Sutra


The way of Bodhisattva


The Five Skandhas


Impermanence


The Eighteen Realms


The Twelve Links of Conditioned Arising


The Four Noble Truths


Beyond Inverted Views and Dreams


The Realization of the Buddhas


The Supreme Mantra


Epilogue


Glossary